Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2020, Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 1-7
https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.32_2020_2_1Maryam Adam Ali1, Noora Adam Ali2, Waiel Alani3*
1Intern at BDF Hospital, Department of Medicine, Kingdom of Bahrain
2Medical student at RCSI, Kingdom of Bahrain
3Psychiatric Consultant at BDF Hospital, Department of Medicine, Kingdom of Bahrain
*Corresponding author:
Dr. Waiel Alani, Psychiatric Consultant at BDF Hospital, Department of Medicine, Kingdome of Bahrain; Tel: (+973) 36124697; Email: Wail.alani@gmail.com
Received date: May 11, 2020; Accepted date: June 7, 2020; Published date: June 30, 2020
Abstract
Background: Sleep quality is influenced adversely or favorably by various intrinsic and extrinsic factors and sleep deprivation is a common problem facing doctors.
Objectives: To assess the sleep quality and estimate the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness among physicians with on-call duties.
Methods: This cross-sectional seven-month study included a total of 62 doctors working at the Bahrain Defense Force Hospital (BDF) with on-call duties. Data were collected using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire and the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS).
Results: The mean Global Score of PSQI in the analyzed sample was 8.34 (95% CI: 7.35 – 9.33). The prevalence rate of poor sleep quality (PSQI >5) was 77.4%. Logistic regression analysis showed that poor sleep quality was associated with female gender and doctors’ ranks, as 54.2% of female doctors and 62.5 % of junior doctors reported poor sleep quality. No significant association was seen between number of calls per month and sleep quality. The mean of ESS scores among participants was 8.87 out of 24. No significant correlation was found between ESS scores and sociodemographic factors.
Conclusion: Sleep disturbance was mostly seen among female and junior resident doctors. More studiesare warranted to highlight this issue.
Keywords: Doctors; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Mental health; On-call duties; Sleep